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African Music Today The Sound Of Africa Today

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CD TSCD014£12.99
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Bama & The Family – Feeling Good
Zafari – Zafari
The Original Brothers – Black Out
Bama & The Family – Google

1. Bama & The Family – Feeling Good
2. Zafari – Zafari
3. The Third Eye – Children?s Song
4. The Original Brothers – Black Out
5. Friends Of The Family – Percussive Movement # 2
6. Bama & The Family – Google
7. Jojo Quo & His Challengers – Brick By Brick
8. Bama & The Family – Jibberish
9. Zafari – Addis Ababa
10. Jojo Quo & His Challengers – Every Woman Is Good Woman
11. Adamu Okosun & The Warri Six – Afro Groove
12. Jojo Quo & His Challengers – Lights Out
13. Friends Of The Family – Percussive Movement

This compilation spotlights a diverse range of contemporary African artists, from the James Brown-inspired funk of Bama & The Family, to the percussion-heavy grooves of Pierre Osinibi, and Ethiopian sounds of Zafari. It's modern music that recalls the heyday of Fela Kuti, Tony Allen, Mulatu Astatke and others, painstakingly curated by Mr Lehman and released by the ever-reliable Truth & Soul crew.

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Boris Gardiner Every Nigger Is A Star Jazzman

Boris Gardiner's legendary "Every Nigger Is A Star", the long-lost soundtrack to a near mythical Jamaican film on Jazzman! Long a grail-status LP for...

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1. – every nigger is a star
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Madlib Medicine Show No. 11 - Low Budget High Fi Music Madlib Invasion

The Madlib Medicine Show series is a combination of Madlib's new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of funk, soul,...

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Mike James Kirkland Hang On In There Luv N' Haight

As the 1960s were drawing to a close Mike James Kirkland was inspired to interject social commentary into his musical output along with a more funky- soul...

– what have we done
– hang on in there
*CD bonus track – the prophet

1. – what have we done
3. – hang on in there
9. *CD bonus track – the prophet
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LP LHLP028£15.99
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The Fabulous Three The Best Of Truth & Soul

Produced by Truth & Soul's Jeff Dynamite and Leon Michels, who were responsible for the mindblowing retro soul groups 'El Michels Affair' and 'Menahan...

– answer me softly pt.1
– nightbird
– whitesands pt.1
– recording 82

1. – answer me softly pt.1
3. – nightbird
4. – whitesands pt.1
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CD TSCD017£12.99
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Mike James Kirkland Doin' It Right Luv N Haight

'Doin' It Right' is the second album re-issued by Luv N'Haight by Mike James Kirkland. A sacred gem in the soul and rare groove canon, fetching huge sums...

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LP L-LH030£20.99
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Sound System Scratch Lee Perry's Dub Plate Mixes 1973 To 1979 Pressure Sounds

Wicked new compilation from Pressure Sounds! Featuring heavy heavy spliffed/rum dubplate mixes from Lee Perry all recorded at the Black Ark between...

The Upsetters – Lucky Skank
The Upsetters – Chim Cherie
Lee Perry & The Upsetters – The Rightful Organiser
Junior Murvin & The Upsetters – Roots Train Number Two
The Upsetters – Groovy Dub

5. The Upsetters – Lucky Skank
6. The Upsetters – Chim Cherie
7. Lee Perry & The Upsetters – The Rightful Organiser
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Nu Yorica Roots!The Rise of Latin Music in New York in the 1960s Soul Jazz Records

New edition of long-out-of-print Soul Jazz bomb of non-stop killer 60s Latin! Comes with extensive sleevenotes charting the rise in Latin music in New...

Ray Barretto – Together
Tito Puente – Oye Como Va
Tito Rodriguez – Descarga Cachao
Ray Barretto – Acid
Harvey Averne – The Word
Joe Cuba – El Pito
Mongo Santamaria – Druma Kuyi
Machito – Tanga
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Tito Puente – Tito On Timbales
Tito Rodriguez – Mama Guela
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Sabu Martinez – The Oracle
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1. Ray Barretto – Together
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Black Truth Rhythm Band Ifetayo Soundway

Soundway have beautifully reissued afro-centric, Trinidadian band, Black Truth Rhythm Band's 'Ifetayo' album, originally released in 1976. Killer laidback...

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– Ifetayo
– You People
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1. – Ifetayo
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Contemporary Afro Beat A Fine Selection Of Some Of Today's Most Exciting Afro Beat Bands From All Over The World Tramp

This, the third in Tramp's "Contemporary..." series, proves that Afro-Beat is anything but dead in 2011, compiling the exciting sounds of Odu, Afromotive,...

African Compilations

Fanga – Crache La Douleur
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Aphrodesia – Special Girl
Akoya Afrobeat Ensemble – P.D.P.
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1. Fanga – Crache La Douleur
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3. N'Ghare Hi Power Band – Campus Rock
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E.M.A.K.A Synthetic History Of E.M.A.K. 1982 - 88 Universal Sound

Soul Jazz/Universal Sound are releasing this stunning new compilation of underground German electronic experimentalists, E.M.A.K. (‘Elektronische...

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– Alhara
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– Bote Des Herbstes
– Nupsa Puntsch
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1. – Alhara
2. – Filmmuzik
3. – Ohne Titel
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Dick Khoza Chapita Matsuli Music

Legendary long lost South African afro-jazz classic from the vaults of Rashid Vally’s Asshams (Sun) record label! Remastered from the original master...

– chapita
– zumbwe (baby tiger)
– african jive (moto)

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LP MM101£16.99
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Rikki Ililonga & Musi-o-tunya Dark Sunrise Now Again

Now Again have come up with their best compilation of 2010 - this incredible psychedelic african rock anthology! LAVISH HEAVY DOUBLE CD BOOK!!! Following...

– Tsegulani
– Mpondolo
– Walk and Fight
– Dark Sunrise
– Chalo Chawama
– Ng'ombe Shala
– Sansa Kuwa

1. – Tsegulani
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3. – Walk and Fight
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3×LP NA5087-LP£39.99 £25.00
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Madlib Medicine Show No.8 - Advanced Jazz Madlib invasion

Madlib follows ‘High Jazz’ with the eighth installment of the ‘Medicine Show’ series, a unique mix of the multiple facets of jazz...

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The Psychedelic Aliens Psycho African Beat Academy

New from the label that bought us 'Lagos Disco Inferno'!!! Beautifully packaged in a heavy CD Book!!! Psycho African Beat is the complete recorded output...

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Cosmopolyphonic The Freshest Future Funk/Soul, Heavy Beatz & New Dopeness 4 Your Neck!Art Union

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Psych-Funk 101: 1968-1975 A Global Psychedelic Funk Collection World Psychedelic Funk Classics

Killer funky fuzzy psychedelic tracks from 60s and 70s Nigeria, Iran, Turkey, Russia, South Korean and beyond!!!! Psych-Funk 101 showcases the global...

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husnu ozkartal orkestrasi – su derenin sulari
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1. husnu ozkartal orkestrasi – su derenin sulari
2. kukumbas – respect
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2×LP WPFC101-LP£23.99
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Arthur Verocai Arthur Verocai Mr Bongo

Melancholic, psych folk-Brazilian classic!!! Lush beautiful arrangements, sample-laden gem! In 1972 a repressive Brazilian military dictatorship frowned...

– Caboclo
– Pelas Sombras
– Sylvia
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2. – Pelas Sombras
3. – Sylvia
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New LP (Coloured Vinyl) MRBLP251MB£36.00
50th Anniversary Edition. Limited coloured vinyl, half-speed mastered.
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